Does anyone else have recommendations where one could practice these topics? I can read and understand articles and books fine but I want to get more into detail rather than rely on intuition, pls help a brother out, thanks!
Other than this study plan is there other things outside either on 7sage or other sources to better understand the LSAT and how to get the best score possible?
@BrookeRodriguez I have the Powerscore Bibles and they’re pretty good. I have heard from other commenters that the Loophole textbook is also pretty good.
"We are the ones who are confused when we to read their language because we are not used to processing language the way they are." I am the one who is confused when there is a typo.
@SusanLeifker Before reading this section I did think they were a little pretentious, even if they do it unknowingly. I still think they should make some studies more easier to digest, especially those that pertain to health and wellbeing.
@aidanro2003 I think the coordinating conjunction "but" carries over the noun "things" to the next dependent clause "two in particular are simplicity of expression and economy of expression."
So "two" is acting as a modifier on the word "things". The sentence would therefore read as "There are many things we value in our language[,] but two [things] are simplicity of expression and economy of expression."
Adding a noun to the dependent clause makes the sentence an independent clause. So I added a comma.
"130 million Americans—54% of adults between the ages of 16 and 74 years old—lack proficiency in literacy, essentially reading below the equivalent of a sixth-grade level." - Barbara Bush Foundation
- Thank you for these lessons! In going through this program and completing these lessons, I constantly remind myself that so many in society can't read complex information or haven't received the opportunity of a just education to do so. By no means am I proficient at reading or breaking down complex information, but I'm thankful that I have the opportunity to further my understanding and knowledge.
#feedback - based on the title this page is equating simplicity with clarity, it would help to either rename the page or give more information relevant to the term used in the title, rather than them differing.
I've honestly realized this myself within the last couple of weeks being in this course and even reading on my own time, how little I am focused on the complexity of the sentence now but my brain is slowly being trained to see the structure of it all in kernels yet not intimidated by it. I am glad that I'm slowly getting a chance at the cake now too. Hope to have more, if not all of it.
Agreed, I even caught myself doing it in my regular life. Was watching game of thrones and caught myself breaking the subtitles into subjects and predicates and conclusions and what not
#feedback on "Write more sentences. Use more words. That's how you can increase simplicity. More people will have an easier time understanding what you write."
* This statement is theoretical true, however it is hard for me to understand as the meaning that varies from case to case for the words "an easier time" and also along with the context has been provided in the previous paragraph to draw the conclusion at the end.
The expression "have your cake and eat it, too" doesn't make logical sense because once you eat your cake you can no longer possess it in cake form because you've eaten it. Paul Brians, Professor of English at Washington State University, points out that perhaps a more logical or easier to understand version of this saying is: “You can’t eat your cake and have it too”. Professor Brians writes that a common source of confusion about this idiom stems from the verb to have which in this case indicates that once eaten, keeping possession of the cake is no longer possible, seeing that it is in your stomach (and no longer exists as a cake). Alternatively, the two verbs can be understood to represent a sequence of actions, so one can indeed "have" one's cake and then "eat" it. Consequently, the literal meaning of the reversed idiom doesn't match the metaphorical meaning.
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Me agree.
wrote book. Book okay.
Next book better.
But write story not argument so argument different. Since argument grammar not story grammar. Me relearn like book for argument.
I study English for 5 years. Degree mine. If not obvious. Hard to be like me and me master.
Received my power score bible online.
Other resources that I have acquired are the loophole, the LSAT trainer and the Powerscore Bibles .
Does anyone else have recommendations where one could practice these topics? I can read and understand articles and books fine but I want to get more into detail rather than rely on intuition, pls help a brother out, thanks!
Other than this study plan is there other things outside either on 7sage or other sources to better understand the LSAT and how to get the best score possible?
@BrookeRodriguez I have the Powerscore Bibles and they’re pretty good. I have heard from other commenters that the Loophole textbook is also pretty good.
@Ryo I second this. The Loophole textbook is pretty good.
I was using the study plan to study, but a lot of this explanation wasn't included.
Love that you guys provide a reasoning for your methods of teaching!
I can appreciate a good explanation.
"We are the ones who are confused when we to read their language because we are not used to processing language the way they are." I am the one who is confused when there is a typo.
This is interesting and true! Academics aren't trying to be pretentious with their complex sentences, it is just normal for them at that point
@SusanLeifker Before reading this section I did think they were a little pretentious, even if they do it unknowingly. I still think they should make some studies more easier to digest, especially those that pertain to health and wellbeing.
English is my third language, so I am looking to taking advantage of these lessons not just for the LSAT but also for life. Thank you.
This might be pedantic, but I'd like to ask a question of referential with an example from the text above:
"There are many things we value in our language but two in particular are simplicity of expression and economy of expression."
Is "two" a referential that refers to "things," or am I misunderstanding?
@aidanro2003 I think the coordinating conjunction "but" carries over the noun "things" to the next dependent clause "two in particular are simplicity of expression and economy of expression."
So "two" is acting as a modifier on the word "things". The sentence would therefore read as "There are many things we value in our language[,] but two [things] are simplicity of expression and economy of expression."
Adding a noun to the dependent clause makes the sentence an independent clause. So I added a comma.
"130 million Americans—54% of adults between the ages of 16 and 74 years old—lack proficiency in literacy, essentially reading below the equivalent of a sixth-grade level." - Barbara Bush Foundation
- Thank you for these lessons! In going through this program and completing these lessons, I constantly remind myself that so many in society can't read complex information or haven't received the opportunity of a just education to do so. By no means am I proficient at reading or breaking down complex information, but I'm thankful that I have the opportunity to further my understanding and knowledge.
grind it out!
Perfect execution of describing something in detail and condensing it into the review text.
#feedback - based on the title this page is equating simplicity with clarity, it would help to either rename the page or give more information relevant to the term used in the title, rather than them differing.
This page would've been perfect to insert the picture of Kevin from the Office "why waste time say lot word, why few word do trick".
Loving the program so far!
Why waste time say lot word when picture do trick?
Thank you for these lessons. This teaching is starting to simplify this process!
All of this is making so much sense, thank you! I feel like I’m processing information so much quicker.
Thank you so much for these grammar lessons.
I've honestly realized this myself within the last couple of weeks being in this course and even reading on my own time, how little I am focused on the complexity of the sentence now but my brain is slowly being trained to see the structure of it all in kernels yet not intimidated by it. I am glad that I'm slowly getting a chance at the cake now too. Hope to have more, if not all of it.
Agreed, I even caught myself doing it in my regular life. Was watching game of thrones and caught myself breaking the subtitles into subjects and predicates and conclusions and what not
#feedback on "Write more sentences. Use more words. That's how you can increase simplicity. More people will have an easier time understanding what you write."
* This statement is theoretical true, however it is hard for me to understand as the meaning that varies from case to case for the words "an easier time" and also along with the context has been provided in the previous paragraph to draw the conclusion at the end.
The expression "have your cake and eat it, too" doesn't make logical sense because once you eat your cake you can no longer possess it in cake form because you've eaten it. Paul Brians, Professor of English at Washington State University, points out that perhaps a more logical or easier to understand version of this saying is: “You can’t eat your cake and have it too”. Professor Brians writes that a common source of confusion about this idiom stems from the verb to have which in this case indicates that once eaten, keeping possession of the cake is no longer possible, seeing that it is in your stomach (and no longer exists as a cake). Alternatively, the two verbs can be understood to represent a sequence of actions, so one can indeed "have" one's cake and then "eat" it. Consequently, the literal meaning of the reversed idiom doesn't match the metaphorical meaning.
"us lay people" lol